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The 1968 Deacon process for producing chlorine involves the oxidation of HCl with oxygen and a CuCl2 catalyst.

A modified version of this process is still in use.

4
HCl
  +  
O2
  +  
CuCl2
         
2
Cl2
  +  
2
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxygen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Copper(II) chloride Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chlorine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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